Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-02


Jones Cotton Patch.
GEORGIA.
Fifty converts Joined the Methodist
Church at Thomasville sunday night.
The street railroad at Brunswick will
be completed and in operation within
sixty days.
A. '. Putnam says that he is not osn-
didate for the postmastershiD of Bruins
wick, and does not eXp ct TO be.
A Baker county citizen was in Dawson
last week and reported that Primus
Jones, OF first bale nOtOriety, teen bad 200
acres of cotton already chopped out.
~rimus is on the right track to leave toe
State Of Texas out in the cold wnen 1t
comes to the first bale this year.
j. T. q. Caldwell, of Zsbulon, who was
one OF the best known and most popular
men in Pike county, died Wednesday,
A company has purchased Graysvllle, a
station on the Western aud Atlantic
road, aud will erect i've mammoth lime
kllns there at once.
Hands are now at work eXcavating the
last of Dawson's four new cisterns.
When these are completed there will be
six cisterns in the city.
An extensive bed o. the finest red ochre
has been discovered near Tunnel Hil.
-
s worth about $50 per ton.
AT Dawson the T. Y. Martin stock, in
voiced al $500, sold at SHERIFF. sale Satur-
lay for 1887. Mr.. Martin has opened
business again at the same stand.
Mr.. Houston, who owns large tract OF
Iron ore land near CorDindale, in Whit.
ield county, proposes TO locate blast
furnace in Dalton if the city will take
Dne-iourth OF the stock, w hich would be
$4,000 the capital stock being $2O0, 900.
After the sermon at the Methodist
church at Eastman on Sunday morning
last, 500 was raised on the amount as
sessed on the church Ivy the conference for
missions. Early Monday morning Rev.
+. NJ. Christian. the pastor, raised the
balance of the full assessment for all
purposes.
At Calhoun J. NJ. Smith has purchaeod
OF N. j. BoaZ the vacant lot lying along
the Western and Atlantic railroad IN
front OF Col. +. A. CantrelPs, and will
move his machinery from Resaca to that
place. He will erect flre-prO0f buildin rs
ana manufacture sash, doors, blinds, and
broom handles, etc.
report was prevalent few days ago
that the body oil the woman supposed to
have been murdered by the man Davis,
now in jail at Redsville. had been found
in the head of Webb's mill pond at Mill
ken's creek. 1t was reported that she
mad her throat cut. The report, however,
could not be traced TO any reliable source,
snd is generally disbelieVed.
DR.. Nj. G.. Little, OF Crawford, has a
Bible that was printed in the reign OF
Queen Anne. 1t is still in good slate of
preservation, and all of the leaves are in
tact. II is q very Yaluab BILE curiosity, and
is said would sell for $500 in New York
Ii is printed in old sty lie type, and con-
tains the services OF the Church of Eng
land. The book was printed about the
year 100. Gbr
w. Nj. Boon. OF Perry, exhibited las,
Monday branch of peacn tree th,ee
feet long that contained seventy-five
peaches in excellent condition, These
peaches averaged about the size Of a birds
egg. the most advanced IN development
seen this season. They were oil
The Florida honey variety, quite early
hardy and prolific. An examination
proved that they had not been at all 10.
Iured by cold.
The stockholders oil the Dalton street
railroad met Tuesday night for the pur
pose of organizing aud pertecttng the
necessary arrangements tending 10 the
construction of the street car line. 4
board OF directors was cho@en and a com.
mittee appointed 10 prepare a charter
The amount of stock already subscribed
is $1,000, which will be Increased as occa
sion may require. The work of buidin.
the line will 0e commenced at an early
day.
A company, composed mostly of Dial
fOnians, has big scheme on loot in mar.
ole interests. The company has 200
acres OF land three m les nurth OF DaI
.On, near the Western and Atlantic rail
nh al 81. "a
quality and in immense Quantines il
found. 1t is the intention OF the COMPANY
20 locate large plant and begin tn
manufacture OF this marble. III Is hnteC
that Baltimore syndicate has offered
fabulous sum for these marble beds.
MANY relics OF the war can ba seen or
John Mountain, west of Dalton. Run
ming parallel with the mountain, on til,
western slope, are breastworKs mile OIL
more iu length, built entirely Of huge
boulders. Old shells, canteens, mimi;
balls and arusty cannon have been found
and a cleared space through the thick
forest OF trees on The eastern slope shows
where large army passed over the noun
tam. Even the ruis formed by the pas
sage of heavy artillery are still faintll
perceptiDle.
Thursday morning the Ron. Simon
Wolf, OF Washington, u. c.. represent
ing the B'nai Brith order, reached At
'anta, and WAS Immediately waited upoI
oy number OF Jewish citizens, WIFI
drove him 10 various points about th,
city. He was shown number OF elig biz
sites Tor The orphan asylum. he came l.
40 conclusion as TO which one be wOuiC
choose oT recommend. He Will make fur
tner inquiries. He will select suitable
site and recommend IL to the genera
board, which will confirm HE decision o.
9Verrule 1t.
During the past week a gentleman II
Athens gave poor, old, decrepu negro
man, who is half bent with age ant
scarcely able to hobble along, Wagon
toad OF chips, and the old man. ate
working hard all the afternoon, manage
10 get rnem To the lot on whIUh he iiveC
by nighuall. Gong into his room b,
rested Tor All hour, and upon going 10 biz
EMP pile To get some iuel for his fire b,
found that nearly ali OF bis chips hat
mysierious!y disappeared. Some vagran
lad watched BIN IN his work, and while
the old man was resting, stole them.
A meeting OF the turpentine men do
Ing business along the Ocmulgee river
and the steamboat men was held In
Abbeyille, Wilcox county, on Wednes
day, March Is. the object Of tue meeting
was stated 10 be tnat Of making an elfOrl
20 get reduction on the transportation
81 spirits aud rosin for the season. After
appointing appropriate committees the
meeting adjourned until the first Monday
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